East Fork ( apw, Hawúʼishįįhé) is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
(CDP) in
Navajo County,
Arizona
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, United States, on the
Fort Apache Indian Reservation
The Fort Apache Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation on the border of New Mexico and Arizona, United States, encompassing parts of Navajo, Gila, and Apache counties. It is home to the federally recognized White Mountain Apache Tribe of ...
. The population was 699 at the
2010 census.
Geography
East Fork is located at (33.800242, -109.928566).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 880 people, 209 households, and 169 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 228 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.6%
Native American, 0.5%
White
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, and no
Black
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/
African American
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,
Asian,
Pacific Islander
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,
other races, or two or more races. 0.7% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties for ...
or
Latino of any race.
There were 209 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were
married couples
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living together, 29.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.21 and the average family size was 4.64.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $15,208, and the median income for a family was $20,000. Males had a median income of $14,125 versus $16,034 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $4,772. About 44.0% of families and 53.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 57.1% of those under age 18 and 72.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
East Fork is served by the
Whiteriver Unified School District
Whiteriver Unified School District is a school district in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
The district serves parts of Navajo County, including the communities of Cibecue, East Fork, and Whiteriver.
Service area
Young Elementary Scho ...
.
Transportation
The White Mountain Apache Tribe operates the Fort Apache Connection Transit, which provides local bus service.
References
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Census-designated places in Navajo County, Arizona